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My German Trip: Otto Dix Insisted . . .


Warrington Colescott, My German Trip: Otto Dix Insisted . . ., 1992, aquatint, etching, and letterpress on paper, Gift of the Artist, © Warrington Colescott, 1999.35.6D

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Title

My German Trip: Otto Dix Insisted . . .

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original language: My German Trip: Otto Dix Insisted . . .

series (original language): My German Trip

Artist

Warrington Colescott (American, 1921-2018)

Date

1992

Medium

aquatint, etching, and letterpress on paper

Edition

18/19

Catalogue Raisonné

Chapin 302

Dimensions (H x W x D)

plate: 10 13/16 in x 13 13/16 in; sheet: 14 in x 21 in

Inscriptions & Markings

signature/maker's mark: yes

Collection Area

Graphic Arts

Category

Books, Portfolios, and Manuscripts

Prints

Object Type

portfolio

intaglio print

Culture

American

Credit Line

Gift of the Artist

Accession Number

1999.35.6D

Copyright

© Warrington Colescott

Terms

aquatint

etching

intaglio printing

intaglio prints

paper

Description

Caption reads: Otto Dix insisted that I follow his machine gun squad into the trenches. I was uncompfortable [sic] with this / proximity to war and my senses were proven correct, as an American sniper put a bullet through my cap. / It was my father and he had nearly killed me.

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